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District: RAHWAY CITY (4290)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $72,156,979
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,803.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,972
2014-15 Total Spending: $74,361,931
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,836.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,381
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,381
Revenue Sources, State: 37.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 55.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 3.2%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 85.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 170.1
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,182
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 53|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,135
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,805
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 46|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,657
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,629
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,042
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 58|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,959
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 83.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,996
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,037
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 84.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $17
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,077
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 81.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,096
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 81.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 79%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,524
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,500
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,577
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 57%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 58.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $889
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 56.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 30.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $2
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $15
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $66,220
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 56|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $67,679
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 85.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $69,110
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 86.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $69,097
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 23|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 170.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $120,068
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 149.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 82|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $119,736
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 36|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 75|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 87|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $6,342,967
2013-14 Actual: $-279,884
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $6,063,083
2014-15 Actual: $29,090
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,000,214
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,479,371

* Districts that did not report any values (N.R.), and those that moved from a different enrollment group (N.A.) are excluded from the rankings.